Quite a few, and 1960-61 was not exactly the high point of OTA programming.

I think 1964-1965 and 1974-1975 were better, for example. But the point is that, although there were plenty of shows that were hokey and silly, at least they did not deliberately try to insult our intelligence and corrupt our manners. There was also more diversity in programming: news, documentaries, game shows, soap operas, sports, and so on.

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I think they're bluffing, personally, and anticipate Congress getting involved if Aereo wins and they try to do it. Especially if it involves the Sunday NFL broadcasts.

CBS Corporation and FOX may not care about any of the affiliates other than their O&O stations.

Eventually CBS and FOX could tell the small market affiliates that they will not get as much programming from the network because the network prefers to sell the programming (the shows where the network itself is party to the production) directly to cable and satellite systems (or to NetFlix, Hulu Plus, or any other buyer).

You can get far more than lifeline cable for reasonable prices. I just told you my situation, yet you choose not to bring it up. I guess people are right about you.

I'm not sure what pay tv provider you have of if you are still in the new customer period. Cox Cable in my area charges $75 a month for just channels 2-70 in standard definition. No DVR, HD, or the NFL Network. Add those and the price jumps up to $100 a month. Bundling with them just adds to the price.

The average cable bill in the U.S. is $62 per month, or $744 per year. Some pay less, some pay considerably more. The cost increases yearly like clockwork and now that net neutrality has been shot down........

The average cell phone bill is 71 bucks in this country..... Cable is more important to me, so i have no personal cell phone anymore and I my landline is only 20 bucks bundled with my cable. So if people are cutting the cable because of money, you will save more if you cut your cell phone.

I can't believe nobody has mentioned the OP could suspend his service for the times of year that whatever sports he likes is out of season. You can suspend your DirecTV service for up to 6 months a year. Also if the OP calls to cancel, DirecTV will more than likely give him monthly discounts to stay. I was going to cut the cord but DirecTV bribed me to stay and now I pay a combined $128 a month to CenturyLink for a landline phone with unlimited long distance, 15M internet and DirecTV's entertainment package with an HD DVR.

^^^^ that's not bad but it's still $1,536.00 per year unless CenturyLink has locked in your rate for a couple of years. I pay $52.00 per month (including taxes) for a combined landline ( voice, not VoIP) and a sustained 20Mbps internet connection. Unlimited long distance, call forwarding, etc. We get about 45 stations OTA, the important ones we watch are HD with no issues at all and better pq overall than most pay-tv services. $8 per month for Netflix rounds out the monthly bill.

I pay $52.00 per month (including taxes) for a combined landline ( voice, not VoIP) and a sustained 20Mbps internet connection. Unlimited long distance, call forwarding, etc. We get about 45 stations OTA, the important ones we watch are HD with no issues at all and better pq overall than most pay-tv services. $8 per month for Netflix rounds out the monthly bill.

Is that with CenturyLink or someone else? I was getting charged $80 a month for the package you describe as paying $52 a month before I started bundling DirecTV. Maybe I need to start hassling CenturyLink.

Is that with CenturyLink or someone else? I was getting charged $80 a month for the package you describe as paying $52 a month before I started bundling DirecTV. Maybe I need to start hassling CenturyLink.

No. My ISP is Sonic.net, which is one of the few remaining independent ISPs around. They took over the AT&T copper line and rolled that into my monthly DSL cost (and I was able to keep all of the AT&T landline features that I had before). This is separate from out mobile account. We still pay for our kid's cell phones because we have a really nice legacy deal with AT&T for 5 phones. Sonic does have a bundle deal with DirecTV for about the same cost but there are tiers that will cost more depending on the package.